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301. Help For Hurting Dads

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... ] of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ . . . If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Here's the answer to our low self-esteem, our anger, our estrangement. We are sons and daughters of God. We can make a new beginning. We do not have to be prisoners of our past experiences or expectations. We can build new bridges, restore old relationships. We may never have our faces on Mt ...

302. Please Use The Servants' Entrance

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Winston Churchill was born and where his ancestors lived for years. You enter this magnificent palace through doors so large that a special lock is required to close and secure them. The key alone is about 12 inches long. It does something for your self esteem just to walk through such a pretentious portal. But there are also normal-sized doors into Blenheim Palace. These were the doors the servants used and they lead to the servants' quarters. This God in sandals was asking his disciples to do something ...

303. Passing The Test!

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a strong person could achieve such a record. How strong are you on the inside? The truth is that some people are stronger than others, and there seems to be little that can be done about it, except by the power of God. Perhaps it has to do with self-esteem. Maybe it has to do with the strictness of the discipline that we had growing up. Maybe it was the example set by significant adults. It could even be genetic, according to some authorities. Maybe it has to do with our personality. Some of us seem to need ...

304. Surprise!

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... to live in the most primitive and confining conditions. Symanski died in 1993 from the effects of his living conditions. (6) Some of us, too, have been living for years in prison cells of our own making. We are bound by addictions, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, fear, guilt, misconceptions about God. We get this blank expression when the preacher talks about joy, or stepping out in faith, or living the abundant life. We're just lucky to make it through the day without collapsing from the weight of our ...

305. The Good Parent

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." Always an "if." The cross is the most precious symbol in this world because it represents what everyone in this world desperately needs: unconditional love. Dr. Joyce Brothers once said that children need to be loved without qualification so the seed of self-esteem can grow. "Such unconditional love does not mean you set no limits," says Dr. Brothers. "Setting boundaries demonstrates to a child how important he or she is to you. When a child oversteps, show disappointment with the behavior, not with the ...

306. Love Is Not Easy

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... works that way. Someone invariably gets hurt when we do not uphold standards of decency. But, even if no one else gets hurt, we hurt ourselves. When we do anything that is a betrayal of our values, our lives are cheapened in our own eyes. One way to increase your self-esteem is to always do what you know to be right. It's called character, and it does matter. You don't have to be a prude or a member of the Religious Right to be concerned about the moral drift in our society. It may not be great poetry, but ...

307. Hope For A New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... a crazy world. There was an article sometime back in The Smithsonian magazine about Barbie Dolls. How many of you have ever owned a Barbie Doll? What? None of our men? Ever since Barbie made her debut on toy store shelves, she has been accused of creating self-esteem problems in teenage girls. You might remember one cynic's estimate that if Barbie were a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions. The male equivalent of the Barbie Doll, according to some people, is the gun-toting G.I ...

308. Labor Day

Mark 9:14-32

Illustration

King Duncan

... back to the original, more difficult working conditions. To his surprise, changing back to the tougher conditions didn't adversely affect production. Instead, it kept going up. The professor realized that by singling out certain workers, he raised their self-esteem. They developed a friendly relationship with the supervisor and soon began to feel more like part of a team. Exercising a freedom they never had before, the workers talked, joked, and began meeting socially after work. Mayo and the supervisor ...

309. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a staggering statistic when you think how many lethargic, unenthusiastic people there are in the world. Where does enthusiasm come from? For the worldly person, it comes from a positive upbringing, from a sense of competence, from a healthy sense of self-esteem. For the believer, however, it comes from another source--our relationship with God. The roots of the word say it all. "En theos." Filled with God. Now, again, please do not misunderstand. We're not talking about the power to become a financial ...

310. Invited To The Table

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... less worthy than we are. So we must look for a deeper lesson in this passage--even though we are offended by the reference to slaves and by how elitist it sounds. In the third place, we are offended because we see the story as an attack on our own self-esteem. "Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, "˜Come here at once and take your place at the table'? Would you not rather say to him, "˜Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me ...

311. A Man Named Pain (Part 1)

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... through a series of obstacles. Eartha was fathered by a white man, born to a black teenager. Her father was never in her life, and her mother gave her away when she was just a toddler. Even today, at the age of 74, Eartha Kitt struggles with self-esteem issues. As she says in an interview: "There’s no such thing as security. Once you’ve been rejected, particularly by your mother, you think you’re going to be rejected by everybody. . . . no matter how much love you get, you never know when you’re ...

312. The Lord's Prayer: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... in an atmosphere of religious bigotry that discounted his worth as a person because of the color of his skin. His parents were non-existent and he was bounced from one foster home to another. Not exactly the best pattern in life for success and self-esteem to emerge. However, today this gentleman is now Dr. Duncan and a member of the distinguished faculty at Princeton University. You see, amidst all the voices of the system of segregation shouting he was inferior, he managed to be brought to a variety of ...

313. Living the Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... their demands." What might surprise you is this: these words were written by Dr. Barclay more than 25 years ago. The countries he was most fearful for because of their capitulation to culture were Scotland and England. When God gets no respect, our self-esteem as God''s creation suffers. When God created humankind in God''s own image, it was a marvelous thing. When humans created gods in their own image, the universe became smaller and less significant. When we redefine God and reduce God to our level ...

314. Tripping the Tempter

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... in an atmosphere of religious bigotry that discounted his worth as a person because of the color of his skin. He was an orphan, and he was bounced from one foster home to another. Not exactly the best environment in life for success and self-esteem to emerge. However, this gentleman overcame his negative background and is now a member of the distinguished faculty at Princeton University. You see, amidst all the voices shouting that he was inferior, he heard a voice inside him which he claimed to be the ...

315. The Meaning of It All

Mark 1:9-13

Drama

Angela Akers

... Sandy! That guy is certifiably nuts!” Therapist: “Tell me about it!” Receptionist: “Hey, whatever happened to Danish Wedding Cookie?” Therapist: “Oh, he didn’t require many sessions. I just gave him a few positive affirmations to build up his self-esteem. He felt better in no time.” Receptionist: “Positive affirmations?” Therapist: “Phrases you repeat to yourself to develop a more positive mind set. For Wedding Cookie, it was, ‘Every day, in every way, I’m getting butter and butter ...

316. What It Takes to Do the Job

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... of Christ. Job #1. What is your Job #1? Oh, we know that we can't just try to put on a happy face to make a great witness for the Lord. People see through that. But if whatever we do this Lent to improve our health, our faith, our self esteem -- whatever -- is not just for ourselves alone, but also for the purpose of witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if what we do this Lent has this double purpose, then perhaps it will also draw from us a double effort, and we and those who come in contact with ...

317. Building a House (Mother's Day)

Luke 6:46-49

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... -8) Isn't that something? It's a touching, beautiful, and poignant piece because it is so profoundly true. We all know that the early years of a child are so important. Our attitudes, our personalities, our values, our habits, our principles -- perhaps above all, our self-esteem -- and to some degree, our IQ's, are shaped powerfully by what happens to us in the first years of early childhood. So, what foundations are we to lay for the house we are building in our families. I recently came across a word from ...

318. Building A House

Luke 6:46-49

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 8) Isn't that something?" It's a touching, beautiful, and poignant piece because it is so profoundly true. We all know that the early years of a child are so important. Our attitudes, our personalities, our values, our habits, our principles -- perhaps above all, our self-esteem -- and to some degree, our IQ's, are shaped powerfully by what happens to us in the first years of early childhood. So, what foundations are we to lay for the house we are building in our families. I recently came across a word from ...

319. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... recognized themselves in that little ditty. Some homes ought to be categorized as toxic waste sites. Not physically toxic, perhaps, but verbally. It is so easy to criticize, to belittle, to put down a mate. This often happens when a married person has very low self-esteem. They try to compensate by belittling their mate, seeking, I suppose, to bring the other person down to their level. It can be a very cruel form of spouse abuse. It’s very sad. Dr. James Dobson and his wife, Shirley, tell about a husband ...

320. Humility

Luke 18:9-14

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... yourself before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Come, let us worship together. Collect Almighty God, you are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We live in an era of changing customs and lifestyles. We are bombarded on every side by advice to nurture our self-esteem, to put our own welfare first, and to pursue our own individual goals. In such a time, Lord, we need your guidance and help to keep us humble and to prevent us from building ourselves up at the expense of others. May this time of worship ...

321. A Place of Honor

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... of dollars in our pocket, we too are created in God’s image. We worship until we have sung enough and prayed enough and are revived enough to go back into the world and stand against all that oppresses our people." (3) Here is where we find our self-esteem, not in the eyes of our neighbors, but from the knowledge that God loves us. Here is where we find our sense of security, from the knowledge that we were created for a purpose that is eternal. The person always seeking after the honored seat lacks that ...

322. Shalom Shattered

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... sins (lust, sloth, wrath, avarice, gluttony, envy, and pride), only pride was considered deadlier than envy. With envy such a curse, we try to repress it and ignore it. The source of envy is alienation from God and from one another. Envy comes from our low self-esteem, from our fears and our insecurities. It comes from an irrational idea that we need to be loved equally by all people and gifted equally like all people all the time or we will be unhappy. "Mirror, mirror, on the wall; who's the fairest of ...

323. Effective Suffering

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... or bed wetting; stories about the things a child once did when growing up, but has long since ceased to do. No matter how cute the story might seem, particularly to the parents, the result for the child is often utter embarrassment, diminished self-esteem, and humiliation. And here we are, at the beginning of this lesson, speaking of our weakness. And a very specific weakness at that, our inability to pray. To pray. Such a basic activity for a Christian, praying. Hans Kung, the Roman Catholic theologian ...

324. Are You Trying to Prove Something?

Genesis 12:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... that he lived his life, he sees now, as if he were living under a Law. He had to achieve all the time. He couldn't fail. He had to always win. If he failed, it was a devastating experience to him, because it would mean the loss of his self-esteem. It wasn't until adulthood that he realized that his problem was really a religious problem. He was one of those who believed that religion really was about rules. It is about what you can do, and mostly about what you can't do. It wasn't until later that ...

325. Trinity

John 3:22-36, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Exodus 34:1-28, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... 's love - "Whosoever believes in him." Old Testament: Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1. Somebody Out Of Nobody (1:1-2:4a). Need: Every person sooner or later asks, "Why am I?" or "Where did I come from?" or "Who made me?" Some are suffering from a lack of self-esteem. Often people are treated like animals. What is the basis for human dignity? We find answers in the creation story. Outline: How God creates a somebody out of a nobody – a. He created something out of nothing - v. 2. b. He created you in his image - v. 26 ...

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